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Root, Stems, & Leave
Biology (Chapter 23- Root, Stems, and Leaves ) Review for Sapulpa High School
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| attraction between un-liked molecules | adhesion |
| attraction between liked molecules | cohesion |
| opening on the underside of a leaf | stomata |
| specialized cells that control the opening and closing of the stoma | guard cells |
| vascular tissue that carries water | xylem |
| vascular tissue that carries sugar or food. | Phloem |
| plant structure that anchors the plant to the ground | root |
| major site of photosynthesis in a plant | leaf |
| cells that undergo mitosis in plants and causes growth. | meristematic |
| what kind of growth occurs when a stem gets longer | primary |
| what kind of growth occurs when a stem get thicker. | secondary |
| what is the waxy layer on a leaf called | cuticle |
| what is the protective layer of tissue on the outside of a plant called. | dermal |
| what is the tissue that support or provide storage for a plant called | ground |
| what are the cells that form xylem tissue | tracheids and vessel elements |
| what are the cells that form phloem tissue. | sieve tube elements and companion cells |
| what are the 3 types of cell that form ground tissue | parenchyma collenchyma & sclerenchyma |
| what structure protects the root as it grows in the soil. | root cap |
| What is the evaporation of water in a plant called | transpiration |
| increases the surface area of a root to allow more water in to a plant. | root hairs |
| taproots | dicot |
| fibrous roots | monocot |
| roots that are long and thick that grow deep into the soil | taproot |
| roots that are usually shallow and consist of many thin roots | fibrous |
| old and non-functioning xylem of a stem or tree | heartwood |
| newer and functioning xylem of a stem or tree. | sapwood |
| produces the outer coverings of a stem | cork cambium |
| the ground tissue in leaves | mesophyll |
| what is the tendency of water to rise in thin tube called | capillary action |
| vascular bundle arranged in a ring in a stem | dicot |
| vascular bundles scattered in a stem | monocot |
| transport substances between roots and leaves | stem |
| process in which cells develop special structures and functions | differentiation |
| cells that divide to increase root and stem growth | apical meristem |
| structure that makes cells of the endodermis waterproof | casparian strip |
| cells found in ground tissue that have thin cell walls and large vacuoles. | parenchyma |
| spongy layer of ground tissue just inside the epidermis of a root | cortex |
| what is the thin flatten section of a leaf called | blade |
| what is the thin stalk that attaches a leaf to a stem called | petiole |
| a bundle of xylem or phloem in a leaf | vein |
| a layer of mesophyll cells that absorb much of the light that enters the leaf | palisade mesophyll |
| a loose mesophyll tissue with many air spaces between its cells | spongy mesophyll |
| forms bark on a tree | cork cambium and cork |
| contains undeveloped tissue that can produce new stems and leaves. | bud |
| where leaves are attached | nodes |
| a region between nodes | internode |
| the main phloem cells | sieve tube elements |
| xylem cells arranged end to end on top of one another | vessel elements |
| long, narrow xylem cells with walls that impermeable to water | tracheids |
| phloem cells that surround sieve tube elements | companion cells |
| process by which water moves into root hairs and phloem cells | osmosis |
| cells that have high concentration of sugar | source |
| cells that have low concentration of sugar | sink |
| light-colored wood | sapwood |
| dark-colored wood | heartwood |
| determines age of trees | annual rings |
| wet-season | wide annual rings |
| drought | narrow annual rings |
| structure of a plant that responsible for absorbing water. | root |
| plant tissue that produces and stores food. | ground |
| transport products of photosynthesis | Phloem |
| waterproof strip that surrounds cells of the endodermis | casparian strip |
| first tissue in a plant seedling | meristematic |
| Vascular tissue | xylem and phloem |
| only tissue that produces new plant cells | meristematic tissue |
| A carrot is a(an) | taproot |
| vascular cylinder of a root consists of | phloem and xylem |
| Starting from the root cap, which of the following is the correct sequence of cell activity in a root? | division elongation differentiation |
| Minerals from the soil move into roots by | active transport |
| The attraction of water molecules to other molecules is called | adhesion |
| movement of sugars in a plant can be explained by | pressure-flow hypothesis |
| When a plant moves sugars from its leaves to its roots, the sink is the | roots |
| photosynthetic activity in plants takes place in the | mesophyll |
| Oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse in and out of a leaf through the | stomata |
| describes the heartwood of a tree | old nonfunctioning xylem |
| The outer covering of a plant consists of | dermal tissue |